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Remember the old school way we used to wrap foils?
Back in my first salon job in 2008, we'd fold those foils like origami, using just our fingers and maybe a tail comb to tuck. It was slow, and you'd get color bleed if your fold wasn't perfect. Around 2015, I switched to those pre-formed plastic foils with the adhesive strip. It cut my application time for a full head of highlights from about 90 minutes down to 60, and the seal is way cleaner. I miss the craft of the old fold sometimes, but the consistency now is hard to argue with. Anyone else still use the hand-fold method for certain techniques, or is it all about the modern wraps now?
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kim_mason554mo ago
@abby_fisher I've gotta disagree hard, old fold is still better for me. Hey @fisher.jessica agree?
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abby_fisher6mo ago
You're so right about missing the craft of the old fold. I had the same switch around 2014 and felt like I was losing a real skill. The speed and clean lines of the adhesive strips just win out for most basic highlight work now.
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fisher.jessica6mo ago
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fionanguyen6mo ago
Oh, I actually switched over in 2012, not 2014. I held onto my old fold for a long time because I liked the control, but the adhesive strips just got so much better and faster around then. I remember the specific brand I tried that finally won me over.
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